Invitation to the 2018 Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders at the University of Bamberg in Bamberg, Germany from 18 to 19 October 2018

Are you a data user looking for an integrated picture of complex economic and social developments to prepare better decisions for the development of Europe? Are you a researcher interested in experimenting with new statistical methods to expand and improve our understanding of complex phenomena? Are you involved in the production of European statistics and interested in exploring innovative methods and ways of communication and dissemination? Are you a data analyst interested in further developing the use of micro-data, while still applying the rules of statistical confidentiality?

Then the 2018 Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders (CESS 2018) is the right place for you to present your work and to discuss the challenges that you face when using or producing statistics, and the ways in which you would like statistics to improve. The Conference will be organised according to three thematic blocks - Statistics, Science and Society.

Clic here for the submission of abstracts

The submission deadline is Thursday, 31 May 2018

ESAC (European Statistical Advisory Committee) declaration,  Lisbon 20 October 2017
"European Statistics Day - Quality Data and Reliable Statistics: benefits for all Users and Citizens"

Quality data and reliable statistics are a public good for everyone. In fact, official statistics:

• are vital drivers to strengthen democracy and to measure the progress of nations and regions;
• shape and are shaped by many individual and social activities in a citizen’s daily life;
• play an essential role in the modern development of scientific knowledge;
• provide relevant evidence to support policy formulation and evaluation.

If quality data and reliable statistics are to become successful drivers for democracy, development, innovation, competition, prosperity and well-being, they need to be complete, relevant, coherent, accessible and timely. Official statistics already meet this high-quality standard. Read more

Improving the quality of life (QoL) of the peoples of the European Union is a prime aim of the Union and its member states. Consequently, knowing exactly where we stand in relation to quality of life is of utmost importance. The identification of regions and population groups whose quality of life is behind aspired European standards is seen as essential for the cohesion of our society.

Providing robust data about how well (or not so well) we are doing has become ever more important in an era where distorted “alternative facts” are distributed widely, especially via social media. From the perspective of the Union, we should see developing data sets on the quality of the lives of European citizens as an important and strategic investment in the progress of our society.

ESAC's Opinion on the "Final Report of the Expert Group on Quality of Life Indicators" of 27 July 2017 has now been published.

Eurostat recently consulted the European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) on a draft set of EU indicators for monitoring progress in relation to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ESAC's Opinion on the draft indicator set has now been published.